Dr. Scahill has a new short piece published this week in the media studies journal In Media Res, an online journal dedicated to timely and cutting-edge analysis of contemporary media. This week's essays are intended as companion pieces to the recent In Focus section of Cinema Journal dedicated to "Youth Culture" in media, where Dr. Scahill discussed the role of queer film festivals as providing a safe creative space for youth to learn filmmaking and engage in intergenerationa

Dr. Scahill's essay "The Reelness: Queer Film Festivals and Youth Media Training" is featured in the Fall 2017 issue of Cinema Journal, one of the most prestigious journals in the field of film studies and the publication of our largest professional organization. The piece is part of an "IN FOCUS" roundtable on "Youth Culture," and authors were asked to consider the role of visual media in the lives of young people. This essay continues Scahill's work on youth culture and que